I’m considering building a large “Black Desert” style terrarium (about the size of an under-TV display tank shown on the image above) with black sand/rock instead of the usual red or tan desert setups. The goal is to keep it naturalistic and bioactive, but with a darker, desert look. i’ve searched and the only natural biomes with this feel of black sand and rocks would be the volcanic deserts and “ black beaches “ i think there called.
my question is would a black sand/black rock desert setup be safe and practical long term for a Snake or reptile of some sort? maybe a Mexican black Kingsnake Or hognose , or would the color/heat absorption cause issues?
and Has anyone run bioactive desert setups with succulents + cleanup crew under sand? How well do they hold up?
by UsedKey5088
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It could work and would look mega good go for it